Gun-sling



F. K. KENNEDY, 1R.'

GUN SLING.

APPucATloN FILED SEPT. r9, |919.

Patented June 28, 1921.

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GUN SLING. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 19. i919.

Patented June 28,' 1921.

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F. K. KENNEDY, 1R.

GUN SLING.

APPL|cATl0N FILED SEPT. 19. 19|9.

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FRANKLIN K. KENN'EDY, JR., OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY.

GUN-smite.

Application filed September 19, 1919.

Specification of Letters Patent.

(FILED 'UNDER THE ACT OF MARGH 3,V 1883, 22 STAT. L., 625.)

-To all whom t may concern:

The object is to provide av simple, durable.

and inexpensive sling, preferably of the woven type, wherein is used a minimum amount oi metal so located as to preventcontact thereof with, or damage to, the users clothing.

A further object is to provide a sling, susceptible of adjustments, characterized by the fact that the adjustments may be made by one hand, only, of the user.

These and other objects will appear in the .toll owing description and be finally pointed out in the appended claims.

Similarv numerals indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a' view of the improved sling, in the position it assumes in the initial stage of adjustment thereof with respect to the users left arm, which arm and the rifle are shown in dotted lines;

FigfQ is a similar view of the sling, in the position it assumes as finally adjusted for the firing position; Y

Fig. 3 is an edge view of the improved sling,` in its shortened adjustment;

Fig. 4f is a face view of the sling as shown in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is an edge view of the sling in its lengthened adjustment Fig. 6 is a similar view showing the sling in one of its extreme, long adjustments;

Fig. 7 1s an enlarged detail section j through the double barbuckle, and

Fig. 8 is a section through the single bar buckle.

n As shown by thedrawings, the three principal adjustments ofthe sling are: i

The shortest adjustment thereof for drill purposes (see Figs. 3 and 4); the adjustment thereof for throwing the sling over one shoulder or over the head to bring the strap diagonally across the chest in marching, (see Fig. 5); and the firing position adjustment thereof, as in rifle practice (see Figs. l, 2 and 6.)

In the last mentioned position of the parts, the sling is looped aboutwthe left arm 1n such manner that, when the riile is brought up against the riflemans shoulder, the left arm will be held in the firing position, the rifle held in place on said arm, and the butt of the gun held irmly against the right shoulder.

When the sling is used in the firing position, the rifle is held in. such manner that no ieXibility or movement of the left arm, which is the principal supporting arm, is possible, and the rifle is, therefore, supported by the steadiness of the riflemans body and by any object on which the elbow of the user is placed. It has Vbeen demonstrated `that the use of this form of sling, in the manner described, Vin target practice, improved the average in accuracy to 30%.

Referring, now, in detail to the drawings: 1 designates the buckle part of the sling, 2 the loop part connected to thebuckle part by a link 2l, 3 the upper sling swivel connecting the buckle part with the muzzle end of the gun, and 4lthe lower sling swivel connecting they shoulder-rest portion of the gun with the loop part 2.

Carried by the strap, l is a double bar buckle 5, having the side portions 6, con-Y nected by bars 7, anda lateral tongue 8. The buckle is secured to a buckle clip 9 mounted on `the crossv arnrlO of a buckle body l1, and provided with a lip l2 adapted to clamp the strap in the buckle. body.

Carried by the loop part 2 of the sling is a single bar buckle 13 secured to a buckleclip 16 carrying a buckle body 14, i'in which the strap 2 is secured by the lip 15 of the shown inFig. 2, the sling is adjusted as in clip 16. The buckle 13 is provided with a single cross-bar 17. f

@ne end of the buckle part 1 of the sling is'looped around one of the bars 7 :of the double bar buckle, as shown at 18, and the strap thence extends, as shown at 19, to and through slip collar 20, thence through the link 21, which point the strap is doubled upon itself, and extends, as shown at 22, through the slip collar 20, thence through the upper sling swivel 8, and thence'down,

as at 23, through the buckle body 11 andr4 between portions 19 and 22 of the buckle part.

One end of the loop part 2, shown at 24, is looped around the remaining b ar 7 of the double bar buckle, and extends, as at25, through the lower sling swivel 4,r at which point the strap is doubled upon itself, and thence, as shown at 26, through the buckle body 14of the single buckle to thelink 21, throughwhich its end is reeved and doubled over, to form a loop, and secured by rivets 27.

j When adjusting the sling, it may be tightened or shortened by pulling down on the innermost .fold 22 of the buckle. part 1 and upon fold 25 of the loop part 2, the terms down `and u 7' beine' used as if the rifle carrying the sling were held vertically.

f For slinging the gun over the shoulder, the sling is loosened (see Fig. 5) by pulling down onthe loop part, which will loosen the sling in most cases a sufficient distance. Further lengthening, however, may be obtained yby Vmoving the double bar buckle 5 in relation to its body 11 to release the strap from beneath the lip 12, thus permiting the adjustment of the buckel toward the free end of the buckle part, which will addcony siderable length to the sling.

When the sling is to be usedV in ring, as

. Fig. 6. The end 24, of loop .part 2 is re- -Inoved from the double bar buckle and secured to the single bar buckle by passing its end 'around the cross bar 17 and lback between the buckle tongue `and the` strap, asV

Vshown in detail in Fig. 8.

l/Yhen arranged as last described, the sling is very much lengthened, and is capable of adjustment `by the movement of the buckle body 14 on the sling, or by the end oftheV viding an arm-encircling loop in the sling,

. through which the left arm may be inserted and the loop adjusted above the elbow, the

slipA collar being moved toward the arm to clamp the sling firmly on the arm (see Fig. 1,) with the link 21 and loop part 2, eX-

that when the hand is brought up to the gun l a loop will be formed around the arm below the elbow.

Before gripping the gun, the hand is passed out to the left of the forward or buckle part 1, and back beneath the gun into position to reach the gripping position, with the hand and wrist between the sling and the gun. K

In said firing position a triangle is formed with the upper-arm and fore-arm as two of the sides of the angle, and thegun as the third side, and the parts are firmly held, thus producing, when the elbow is placed on the ground, or other surface, a rest as rm and steady as a tripod,' with the VadditionalV body, which will not be felt.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A gun sling having a looped buckle part, an' adjusting buckle on the buckle part, and a loop member mounted at one endpin the loop in the buckle part and securable, at its othery end, to the buckle.

12. A gun sling having a buckle part, provided with a loop, and a loop part secured at one end to the loop of the buckle part, and aA buckle adjustably mounted on the buckle part and having secured thereto the endsof the buckle part, onel end of the loop part being securable to the buckle. j

A. gun slinghaving `a looped buckle part, a slip collar slidable on the buckle part, a loop part, and a double buckle having one end 'of the buckle part secured thereto, and theother'end of the buckle part adjustably secured thereto, one end of the loop part being adjustably securable thereto.

4. The combination with a gun sling including a bucklepart and a loop part connected to the buckle part, of a buckle on the detachable connection with an end of the loop part and a buckle adjustable on the loop part for detachable connection with the end of the loop part.

6. A gun sling, including a buckle, a buckle pui-t composed of a strip of webbing having one end permanently connected to the buckle, said web Situated to the. rear of the buckle und folded upon itself to form e loop the other end of the Web passed through the buckle from front to rear and positioned between the folds of the loop, a. loop part connected et one end to the loop of the buckle part, a buckle adjustable on the loop part, the loop part folded upon itself to form u loop and its other' end detachably connected to the buckle of the buckle part whereby the end may be detached Iend detachably connected to the buckle of the loop part.

FRANKLIN K. KENNEDY, JR. 

